A Headful of Hooks with Cathal Funge
Imagine you spent a lifetime writing songs and were then asked to retrace your life in music by telling the stories behind what you regard as your best songs. Well, that is the premise of Headful of Hooks, a brand-new music series presented and produced by Cathal Funge for Radio Nova. Each episode will feature one well-known Irish songwriter from the rock and indie world. They will be invited to handpick six key songs from their back-catalogue and share some memories of the time and place in their life when each of those songs were written. Guests include Tom Dunne (Something Happens), Paul Noonan (BellX1), Gemma Hayes, Steve Wall (The Stunning & The Walls) and more, with each artist using their song selections to reveal personal stories, discuss musical influences and offer the listener a unique glimpse into their life as a musician.
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Episodes
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Paul Cleary from The Blades looks back on his life in music and picks out six key songs from his back catalogue.
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Gemma Hayes handpicks six key songs from her back catalogue and reflects on her life in music.
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
The Stunning and The Walls frontman Steve Wall reflects on his life in music by handpicking six key songs from his back catalogue.
Sunday Jun 08, 2025
Sunday Jun 08, 2025
Bell X1 frontman Paul Noonan looks back on his life as a songwriter and handpicks some key songs from his back catalogue, sharing some stories about the time in his life when those songs were written.
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
The Frank and Walters frontman Paul Linehan reflects on his life in music by handpicking six key songs from the bands back catalogue and sharing some stories about the time in his life when each of those songs were written.
"A Headful of Hooks" is a brand-new music series presented and produced by Cathal Funge for Radio Nova, in which well-known Irish songwriters from the rock and indie world retrace their life in music by telling the stories behind what they regard as their best songs.
You can hear it each Saturday at 8pm on Radio Nova, or listen back to the show (with the music edited down, for rights reasons) afterwards as a podcast.
Sunday May 25, 2025
Sunday May 25, 2025
Broadcaster, writer and lead singer in Something Happens, Tom Dunne handpicks six key songs from his back catalogue and shares some memories of the time in his life when those songs were written.
"A Headful of Hooks" is a brand-new music series presented and produced by Cathal Funge for Radio Nova, in which well-known Irish songwriters from the rock and indie world retrace their life in music by telling the stories behind what they regard as their best songs.
You can hear it each Saturday at 8pm on Radio Nova, or listen back to the show (with the music edited down, for rights reasons) afterwards as a podcast.
Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
Promo about the first episode of 'A Headful of Hooks' with Cathal Funge, intervieing Tom Dunne, on Radio Nova.